21st The Friends of McIntosh Reserve will host a Walk and Talk at Moore's Bridge Park in Whitesburg.  10 a.m.  DNR Wildlife Biologist, Brent Womack, will talk about small game and their habitat relationships.  Enter the park from Old Newnan Road off Highway 16 in Whitesburg.     Follow the drive to the old house, where we will meet to begin the hike. 

27th Invigorate Life, invites you, your family, and friends for a very special free Prosperity Meditation at 3:30 PM at Tracy P. Stallings Community Center, 118 South White St. Carrollton. We are doing a powerful Prosperity meditaiton for a stress free prosperous and abundant 2012. We will be doing a special chakra cleansing to remove energy blocks for abundance and prosperity. You may bring your goals, aims, resolutions or what you want to achieve on a piece of paper. Meditation will be guided by Taresh J Bhttji Yoga and Meditation instructor and pranic healer (energy healer). Yoga classes will begin on Feb. 1st at the community center. Contact: 678-390-5549 or taresh(at)invigoratelife.com  

4th Want to do something to help the people and critters in our community and
have fun doing it? Then please join me for the Annual Doggie Dash! This is
a fun road race with a 5K run (two-legged entrants only) and a short 3K run
that your dog may participate in as well! There will also be a raffle for
lots of goodies.

Carroll County Animal Hospital is sponsoring this event to raise money for
the Carroll County Humane Society’s Angel Fund. This fund will be used to
help individuals obtain necessary medical care for their pets during times
of hardship. 

Pre-registration is $20 per person (no charge for dogs!) and includes a
T-shirt. 

The event will take place in Carrollton at Columbia Drive Parks and
Recreation (corner of Columbia Drive and Beulah Church Road). It is
Saturday, February 4th. Races start at 3:00, with registration beginning at
2:00. 

They are also looking for additional sponsors for the event. If your
company would like to help this wonderful cause, please consider a
sponsorship. There are two levels of sponsorship; $100 and $200. Each
sponsor will have their name printed on the event T-shirt, will be listed
in the program and recognized during the event. Sprocket is challenging his
playmates at the Bed and Biscuit to make a donation and help sponsor the
event! 

Prizes are being collected for a raffle as well. If you would like to
donate, or if you know of a company who might…please pass the word along!
Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

If you would like any additional information, you may contact Adrian at 770-832-2475.

10th BB&T Lectures in Free Enterprise presented by Mr. Tom Szakey, CEO of TerraCycle, Inc.  Learn how this innovativecompany is reducing waste, raising money for charity and beautifying the world by converting traditionally non-recyclable waste into fun, funky and functional products. Time: 6pm at UWG Townsend Center, main stage. Free admission, reservatios required. Tickets available January 30th, limited seating available. To reserve your ticket call 678-839-4722. Win TerraCycle procucts and other door prizes! For more information: www.westga.edu/business/events  

10th Annual Mother-Son Valetine Dinner Dance Time: 6:30 until 9:00 pm at the Villa Rica Civic Center & Sports Complex.Themed " A Nite in Paris", the dineer and dance costs $30 per couple and $15 per additional person. To attend the dance only, (7:30 until 9:30) the cost i $20 per couple and $10 per addiional person. Advance tickets are required for dinner and are limited to 85 persons and 125 persons for the dance only. Photos will be taken for a fee. Registration begins January 3rd. www.villarica-mainstreet.com 

11th Annual Father-Daughter Valetine Dinner Dance Time: 6:30 until 9:00 pm at the Villa Rica Civic Center & Sports Complex.Themed " A Nite in Paris", the dineer and dance costs $30 per couple and $15 per additional person. To attend the dance only, (7:30 until 9:30) the cost i $20 per couple and $10 per addiional person. Advance tickets are required for dinner and are limited to 85 persons and 125 persons for the dance only. Photos will be taken for a fee. Registration begins January 3rd. www.villarica-mainstreet.com 

26th Empty Bowls 11am to 2pm at the Ag Center. Benefit for Carroll County Soup Kitchen. 

Oak Mountain Academy Annual Auction & Gala
 www.oakmountain.us or telephone at 770-834-6651.

March 17 - 5th Annual Prance Your Paws for a Cause Dog Show & Expo, 10-3 pm at Villa Rica Sports Complex & Civic Center on Bankhead Hwy/Hwy 61 in Villa Rica. Dog registration $15 ($25 after March 5) and vendor booths $40 ($50 after March 5). Awards, Door Prizes, Food, Children Activities, Family Fun & MORE! Open to the public! Suggested donation $5 per person/$20 per family. All profits go to Expressive Art Therapy Programs at Willowbrooke at Tanner. Visit www.pranceyourpaws.com or call 770-830-5111.

24th  Annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny! Time: 9-11 am at the Villa Rica Civic Center & Sports Complex. Children 8 and under an visit with the Easter Bunny and enjoy a deicious breakfast. You must pre-register at Gold Dust Park. Limited to the first 200 registrants. Breakfast: $10.00 adult/Child,  $5 each additional person. Fee includes breakfast, gift and activites.  Registration begins Feb. 6th.

31st  Annual Easter Egg Hunt – FREE! Over 10,000 Eggs

Time 1:00pm until 3:00pm at the Villa Rica Civic Center & Sports Complex. Children ages 12 and under are invited to join us for this event. Each child must bring his/her own sack or basket. Come enjoy face painting, prize eggs, inflatable slides, games and giveaways.

Villa Rica 1st UMC Kid's Consignment sale Friday from 9 am to 6 pm and Saturday from 9 to 12. There will be clothing, toys, games, shoes, baby equipment and much more. Please contact Halie Bissell: 770-846-5051 or vrfumccmo@yahoo.com to get a sellers packet.

Summer Day Camp 
Registration begins April 2^nd on a first come, first served basis. You will be given the opportunity to reserve your child’s spot by pre-paying a $20 non-refundable deposit for each week that your child attends. Cost is $75 per week with the exception of the first week which is $60. Ages 6-12, limited to 100 participants per week. Must provide birth certificate to verify participant’s age. Note: There are additional fees for field trips, which must be paid in cash. 

Teen Exploration 
Registration begins April 2nd on a first come, first served basis. You will be given the opportunity to reserve your teen’s spot by pre-paying a $30 non-refundable deposit for each week that your teen attends. Cost is $60 per week. Ages 12-15, limited to 10 participants per week. Must provide birth certificate to verify participant’s age. Note: There are additional fees for field trips, which must be paid in cash. 

Lions Club Barbecue Tickets may be purchased from  any Carrollton Lions Club member. Pick up is at lunchtime at the Ag Center; 900 Newnan Rd. 

Times-Georgian's 3rd Annual Yard Sale to raise money for Relay For Life. Donate your "unwanted stuff". Drop off your items at our office located at 901 Hays Mill Rd. Carrollton or if you are in the city limits, we will pick up. The yard sale will be conducted at the Times-Georgian from 7:30 am to 2 pm. Donations will be accepted fro 9-5 Monday through Friday.

Annual West Georgia Spring Dairy Goat Show Goats must be in place by 8:00 am. Early arrivals may begin after 2:00 on Friday, Apr.23rd. Showmanship begins at 9:00 am. Senior Doe Show begins immediately after. Forms and show info are online at the Georgia Dairy Goat Breeders Association website. Please direct questions to Autumn Eidson at 770-537-2778.

30th through late summer  Cotton Mills Farmer's Market The Cotton Mills Farmers Market begins  on Saturdays, from 8:00 am to 12 noon, 401 Rome Street, Carrollton, Georgia, downtown Square area, in the shopping center parking lot with Sunnyside Café and McGee’s Bakery.http://www.cottonmillfarmersmarket.org/

 Annual Bluegrass Springfest  Where: Gold Dust Park in Villa Rica on Hwy. 61. Time: 10 am - 4:00 pm.  Activities for the whole family. Please contact Courtney Powell for vendor information: 770-459-7011

Highway 78 Yard Sale Beginning in Villa Rica and running along Highway 78 to Temple, Bremen and Tallapoosa. Time: 8 am to 4 pm

 Market Square/MayfestTime: 9:30am to 4:30 pm. Location: Adamson Square in downtown Carrollton. Annual arts and crafts festival hosted by Carrollton's Mainstreet Program. The event features local artists, craft vendors, food, live entertainment and a children's village. All ages welcome. mainstreet(at)carrollton-ga.gov  Carrollton Main Street 770-832-6901 www.carrolltonmainstreet.com/mayfest.php

Pilot Club of Carrollton Annual Spring Tour of Homes Time: 1-5 pm
For sponsorship information contact: Angela Mehaffey: 770-834-9563 or amehaffe(at)westga.edu  Monies raised to benefit community projects.

 Thomas A. Dorsey Birthplace and Gospel Heritage Festival Friday Night Jazz The Mill,  Saturday Night Blues, BBQ and Fireworks! at The Mill . Contact Villa Rica Tourism for more information.

 3rd  7th Annual Fireworks Display : 6:00pm until fireworks end. A live band will perform from 8:00pm until the fireworks display begins. Enjoy face painting, inflatable slides, hot air balloon tethered rides ($5) and more. Limited parking will be available at the park . There are several large parking lots in the vicinity. Concession stands will be available at the park for refreshments. Bring your lawn chairs or blanket and enjoy the evening. Come be a part of the largest fireworks display in West Georgia at the Villa Rica Civic Center & Sports Complex.

4th Carrollton People's Parade Make plans to join West Georgia's largest parade which will begin at 10:00 am.  Line-up will begin around 9:00 am and will follow the typical Dairy Queen to Kmart Route.  The parade consists of floats and representatives from local businesses (small/large), churches, civic organizations, individuals, and the schools' bands.  For more information contact Rebecca L Smith (rsmithjos(at)hotmail.com), 770-830-6600 or join us on facebook (Carrollton Evening Sertoma).

4th July  Celebration  Place: Carrollton City School Complex. Entertainment: 7:30 pm  Fireworks: 9:30 pm- 1-800-292-0871

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Villa Rica Frontier's Rodeo  New location with bigger arena. Just 1?2 mile south of the V-Plex location- Look for the 3 wooden crosses. Location is 3 miles south of I-20 at the VR #24 exit. Discounted Advance Tickets. Follow us on FaceBook at Don-Rich Ford Villa Rica Frontiers' Rodeo. Time: 8:00 pm. For more information all Clint Chance: 770-634-9650

Villa Rica Gold Rush Festival
In historic downtown Villa Rica
8:00 am: 5K Road Race: Rusty Dean 770-459-6778
10:00am: Parade: Jerry Doyal 770-459-3822
9:00-4:00pm: Arts & Crafts
6:30-9:30pm: Concert & Street Dance
Vendors - Cindy Britt 770-456-4224 or goldrushgal77(at)yahoo.com
Concert/Talent - Kimberly Stovall 678-840-1160 or kstovall(at)villarica.org
Participant Application & Rules

 2012 Master Gardener Class Applications for the 2012 Master Gardener training class will be accepted starting on this day.  Applicants will be contacted near the end of the year for interviews.  Length of course: 24 classes (12 consecutive weeks, Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)  Cost of course: $150.00.  Makes a great gift for your gardening enthusiast

Taste of Carrollton  Time: 5:30 to 8 pm  Location: Adamson Square in downtown Carrollton. This event is an opportunity for the community to sample some of the finest restaurants Carrollton has to offer.  All ages welcome. Rain date: Sept. 24th  mainstreet(at)carrollton-ga.gov 

 Annual Roopville Homecoming Festival 10 am Parade with festivities all day until 6 pm Contact: 404-210-7062 for more information.

 Annual Wansley Fall Fish Classic Tagged Fishing Competition. Starts at 7:00 am with weigh in at 2:00 pm. Entry fee: $50 per 1 or 2 occupantant boat; $25 per occupant 3 +; $5 - $15 bank fishing. Registration the morning of until 2 pm. State issued ID required for participants over 16yr. Proceeds to benefit American Cancer Society. Lots of prizes.

 McIntosh Reserve Fall Festival Time: 10-5.  Arts and Crafts Vendors; Native American Arts and Crafts; Food, Dancers; Living history, kiddie train, face painting, moonwalks & Mercer College pipes and drums. Park is open 8-8 with primitive camping available. Contact: 770-830-5879 for more information.

Annual Cross Country Meet at McIntosh Park. Hundreds of runners compete at the high school level. 770-830-5879

Mount Zion Founders Day Time: 8:30-4:30.  Parade begins at 9:00 am. Vendors, bingo, free children's events- All Day!, live music and much more. Contact: 770-832-1622 for more information.

Carrollton Civic Woman's Club Salad Luncheon Time: 11:30-1:00pm at Carrollton First United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 206 Newnan St., Carrollton. Tickets: $10.00. Purchase your ticket from a club member or at the door. Carryouts available. Also enjoy our Silent Auction & Bake Sale, 10:30-1:00 pm. Proceeds to benefit CCWC Community Projects. Susan Smith: 770-838-1016.

Villa Rica First United Methodist Pumpkin Patch where: between Walgreens and Blockbuster on Hwy. 61

Whitesburg Octoberfest and Founders Day CelebrationTime: Saturday, 6-7 pm and Sunday 1-3 pm.   Location: Whitesburg Recreation Center, 50 Booster Field Dr. in Whitesburg. Saturday 6:00- 7:30 PM Opening Ceremony, Music, Exhibits, Family Histories, Stories and Lots of Fun 

Sunday 1:00- 3:00 PM Bring your Sunday Dinner Picnic and join in the festivities.  Live Music by Teresa and Greg Frazier, Exibits, Church Histories, Pie Judging Contest, announce winners of Whitesburg Elementary Essay and Coloring Contest and MORE. 

Fine Arts Mecca Festival  at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center from 10 am to 5 pm. Approximately 80 artists, plus live entertainment and free children's exhibits. Contact: 770-838-1083 or www.meccafest.com or www.visitcarrollton.com for booth information.

Electronics Recycling Event  Time: 9-1 at Southwire Corporate Parking Lot; One Southwire Dr.; Carrollton-  Televisions will be accepted for a $10 fee. No console or Projection TVs.  For bulk loads or business pick ups, please email jacqueline(at)keepcarrollbeautiful.org or call 678-321-4816 by Wednesday Oct. 12th.
Examples of recyclable electronics: computers, monitors, laptops, printers, fax machines, microwaves, telephones, radios, cd players etc.

West Georgia Fall Fair 2010 To be held at the VFW Fairgrounds. Armbands will be Monday-Thursday $15; Friday-Sunday $20. For vendor space please call: 770-838-1815. Open at 5 pm Monday-Friday; 2 pm Saturday and Sunday. Pageants to be held on Saturdays. For more information about the pageants: Lawana at 770-834-2564 or forms available: www.galaxypagentproductions.com 

Annual Carroll County Drug Awareness Summit   CMAC is gearing up for the 6th Annual Drug Awareness/Meth Summit.  This years summit will be held at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Carrollton, Georgia.  As in the past we will be offering CEU’s for counselors and POST credit for law enforcement officers.  This year we will focus on all of the “Other Stuff” that is being abused.  We will discuss prescription abuse as well as synthetic drugs, gangs and violence.  Please mark your calendars now to join us for this event.  Please registar on the website: www.carrollmeth.org   If you would like to have a booth the cost is $30. Contact Jill: 678-839-0641 or jillhend(at)westga.edu. If you would like to be a sponsor  you may also contact Jill at the above email or phone. 

Ag Heritage Days Learn how our forefathers in the 18th and 19th centuries lived and worked.  Watch chicks hatch from their eggs and bees make honey before your eyes.  Learn how settlers made quilts, churned butter, and lived off the land.  The first two days (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) are reserved for the county’s fourth graders, who attend with their schools or homeschool groups.  Saturday (9 a.m. to noon) is open to the general public.

Sertoma Anti-Drug Rally Every year Carroll County Sertoma, Bowdon Sertoma, and the Carrollton Evening Sertoma Club host an anti-drug rally for all of the fourth graders in Carroll County.  It generally falls in late October as the climax of Red Ribbon Week celebrations.  (This year’s rally will take place at the Tabernacle Baptist Church)  With the help of the Sheriff’s Department and Tanner Health System, we try to give the 1,400+ students honest and age-appropriate information that will help them resist peer-pressure and avoid the pitfalls of drug, alcohol, and tobacco addiction.  And it has to be fun, too.  Some have described the program as a “mini-rock concert for preteens.”

Annual Shrine Car Show at McIntosh Park. Antique and Classic Cars, Food, etc. Time 9 am-4 pm    770-830-5879

Annual Halloween Carnival at McIntosh Park. Spooky treats for all kids. Games, candy, & haunted house. Time: 11 am to 3 pm.  770-8305879

Villa Rica Downtown Trick or Treat and Halloween Fest  3-5 pm
Information: 678-840-1160
Email: kstovall(at)villarica.org 

Tiny Tots Halloween Extravaganza
This is an event for everyone in the family!  Don't know where to trick or treat or just tired of hitting the same housed every year... Well then join us on the Square on Saturday October 29th for our annual Haunt the Town Trick or Treating Event from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm !  Don't let this name fool you, our trick or treating event is open to children of all ages. mainstreet(at)carrollton-ga.gov

15th  Annual Carrollton Empty Stocking Fundraiser Thursday November 15, 2012 to benefit needy children in Carrollton.  Time 6:30 Sunset Hills Country Club.  Be prepared for heavy hors d'oeuvres, live entertainment, a cash bar, door prizes, and a silent/live auction.   Tickets $35 per person.  For more information contact Rebecca L Smith (rsmithjos(at)hotmail.com) or join us on facebook (Carrollton Empty Stocking Fund).

Holiday Wishes Christmas Parade Parade begins at 5:30 pm. The best place for viewing the parade is on Adamson Square in downtown Carrollton.  The parade consists of floats and representatives from local stores, restaurants, civic organizations and schools. mainstreet(at)carrollton-ga.gov

Annual Christmas Fern and Holly Walk 10 am.  Join the Friends and staff of McIntosh Reserve Park for the annual Christmas fern and holly Walk and Talk.  The hike, led by Eleanor and Wendell Hoomes usually takes about 90 minutes.
Margery Bouris
770-301-4915

Annual Breakfast with Santa  

Saturday, December 15^th, 9:00am until 11:00am at the Villa Rica Civic Center & Sports Complex.  Children ages 8 and under can visit with Santa and enjoy a delicious breakfast. You must pre-register at Gold Dust Park. Limited to the first 200 registrants.  Breakfast: $10.00 Adult/Child, $5.00 each additional person. Fee includes breakfast, gift, and activities. Registration begins October 1^st.

Christmas Tree Lighting & Arrival of Santa in Villa RicaJoin us at historic downtown Villa Rica's new amphitheater at 6:00-8:00 pm for the arrival of Santa and Christmas tree lighting. Enjoy the Villa Rica HS Chorus and Leah Kay. The Vendor Village will be open for coffee and other snacks and drinks. Please bring a toy for the Toys for Tots drive, if you are able. The Lions Club will be collecting old eye glasses, phones and hearing aids to help support the Lighthouse for the Blind. 
Plan to stay downtown for dinner at one of our family-owned restaurants. Information: 678-840-1160 
Email: kstovall(at)villarica.org

Bowdon Merry Christmas Pageant  Time: 10 am at Copeland Hall. The pageant will be for ages newborn to 18yr. The entry fee per contestant is $40, with $10 going to the Bowdon Area United Christian Ministries. The only prize this year is for most photogenic. Toys will be collected at the event to go to families in need at Christmas in the Bowdon area. Admission to the pageant is $4 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under.

Downtown Temple Santa Parade Time: 4:00 pm to be followed by the lighting of the Christmas tree at the City Hall. Children from Temple UMC will sing at the tree lighting. Santa will be on hand for pictures and to hear children's Christmas lists.

Whitesburg Breakfast with Santa  Tickets: $3 for children and $5 for adults. Time: 9-11 am at the Whitesburg Recreation Center. In addition to food there will be crafts, letter writing and a visit from Santa, with photos. All proceeds go to Whiteburg CARE fund.

 Bowdon Downtown Christmas Parade Time: 4:30 pm